About Alumni
- 05.17.2013
Betsy Crossley (BS ’77, MS ’80) elected mayor of Nashville suburb - 05.16.2013
Spotlight on the Jane and Harry Willson Center for Humanities & Arts - 05.15.2013
Alumnus leads Columbus, Ohio, arts council - 05.14.2013
Grady College creates Carolyn Caudell Tieger Chair in Public Affairs Communications - 05.13.2013
Alumna Katarina Burin wins $25,000 ICA award - 05.10.2013
Is it May already? - 05.09.2013
On the road again with UGA Days
- 05.17.2013
- 05.08.2013
The Georgia Review to host readings in NYC - 05.07.2013
Seniors, we’re hosting the first ever Commencement Celebration! - 05.06.2013
Bulldog serves as world-renowned authority on French novelist - 05.03.2013
UGA students receive Udall, Truman and Goldwater scholarships - 05.01.2013
UGA mourns cherished members of the Bulldog family - 04.30.2013
Ben Stowers (AB ’08) leads foundation to protect Georgia’s natural resources - 04.29.2013
UGA alumna leads Phoenix nonprofit for at-risk youth
- 05.08.2013
- 04.26.2013
UGA alumnus receives Pulitzer Prize for local reporting - 04.25.2013
Genetics graduate to spearhead new nonprofit initiative to open a bioscience complex in Portland - 04.24.2013
Orlando based non-profit seeks to fulfill dreams of children with life-threatening illnesses - 04.23.2013
UGA graduate leads “dream team” in initiative to map the human brain - 04.22.2013
UGA unveils new license plate design - 04.19.2013
Sending our best to Boston - 04.18.2013
Grady announces new dean and recognizes outstanding alumni
- 04.26.2013
- 04.17.2013
UGA seeking images for TV public service announcement - 04.16.2013
Sixth UGA School of Law grad selected to clerk for U.S. Supreme Court - 04.15.2013
UGA app designed by students launches today - 04.12.2013
Mowery Consulting Group wins four 2013 Pollie Awards - 04.11.2013
WE LOVE OUR DONORS! - 04.10.2013
UGA Days Kick Off in Columbus, Georgia - 04.09.2013
Leadership lessons from the Cherokee Nation
- 04.17.2013
- 04.08.2013
UGA residence hall named for former Governor George D. Busbee - 04.05.2013
Two UGA Centenarians Still Going Strong - 04.04.2013
Alumna Named to Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Services Board - 04.03.2013
UGA Graduate Aims to Catapult Students into Fulfilling Careers - 04.02.2013
Mark Your Calendars! - 04.01.2013
UGA Mourns Two Bulldog Greats - 03.29.2013
UGA Alumni Corporate Chapters Form Connections in the Workplace
- 04.08.2013
- 03.28.2013
Atlanta City Council President Ceasar C. Mitchell selected to the 2013 class of Henry Crown Fellows - 03.27.2013
Bulldog-Owned Company Wins Small Business of the Year Award - 03.26.2013
Alumni Bring New Brewery to Athens - 03.25.2013
UGA Alumna Wins Inaugural “Breakthrough Prize” Worth $3 Million - 03.22.2013
UGA Alumni Association + 2013 UGA Entrepreneurial Week - 03.21.2013
State Names Executive Director of Revived Charter Schools Commission - 03.20.2013
Virginia Tech Math Professor Earns Early Career Award
- 03.28.2013
- 03.19.2013
Two UGA Faculty Members Named Meigs Professors - 03.18.2013
Happy (Belated) St. Patrick’s Day! - 03.15.2013
UGA Alumni Staff Members Help With Card-Writing Campaign - 03.14.2013
Alumna Featured in New York Times - 03.13.2013
Legendary Journalist Eugene Patterson (ABJ ’43) To Be Buried at Arlington Today - 03.12.2013
Alumni Chapters Host IMPACT Students on Spring Break - 03.11.2013
President of Costa Rica Visits UGA Campus
- 03.19.2013
- 03.08.2013
UGA Graduate to Perform at South by Southwest Music Festival - 03.07.2013
UGA Alumna Brings Innovation to Science and Technology Education - 03.06.2013
Past Editions of Pandora Yearbook Available to Alumni for FREE - 03.05.2013
UGA Mourns Loss of Three Treasured Bulldogs - 03.04.2013
Dan Thurmon (BBA ’90): Off Balance and On Purpose - 03.01.2013
UGA 40 Under 40 Honoree Named President/CEO of College Football Hall of Fame - 02.28.2013
Georgia Chief Justice Harold G. Clarke (JD ’50) Passes Away
- 03.08.2013
- 02.27.2013
Travis Williams: A True Believer in Justice - 02.26.2013
Backpacking Trip Leads UGA Alumna to Follow Her Passion - 02.25.2013
UGA Alumni Association Hosts Successful Alumni Leadership Assembly - 02.22.2013
Dawgs on the Move: Albany Marathon Pre-Race Carb Up Dinner - 02.21.2013
UGA Alumni Named Presidents of Lincoln and Kansas Wesleyan Universities - 02.20.2013
National Peanut Board Names UGA Alumnus Bob Parker President & CEO - 02.19.2013
UGA Libraries Hosts Alumni Author Who Spent Two Winters in a Tipi
- 02.27.2013
- 02.18.2013
AIDS Athens Hosts Display of AIDS Memorial Quilt - 02.15.2013
UGA President Michael F. Adams Honored by Georgia General Assembly - 02.15.2013
Vote for Coach Fox in Infiniti Coaches’ Charity Challenge - 02.14.2013
UGA Student Nina Sloss Named Mardi Gras Queen of Carnival - 02.13.2013
It’s a Small (UGA) World After All - 02.12.2013
UGA Office of Admissions Seeking Volunteers - 02.11.2013
UGA Grads Pioneer the South’s Newest Cash Crop
- 02.18.2013
UGA Theatre students go to class as simulated patients
Medical Students at the Georgia Health Sciences University Athens Campus are getting a valuable dose of practice with their clinical experience. The school teamed up with the University of Georgia Theatre Department to provide candidates experience with “simulated patients.”
First year medical students are required to take part in these extensive clinical simulations as part of their curriculum. What began as a combination of volunteers, untrained actors, and students, is now a course offered to graduate students pursuing degrees in theatre. The course requires students to participate in simulated doctors’ visits and training Athens area volunteers on skills and techniques needed to most benefit the aspiring doctors.
The focus of the course allows both the theatre and medical students a chance to deal with the wide spectrum of emotions and scenarios that can play out in the medical realm. A doctor’s ability to aptly communicate with a patient is positively correlated to accurate, early diagnosis and treatment. The GHSU students learn to recognize the signs and symptoms the actors are trained to simulate. This allows real world application of the material they cover in the class room.
Nearly any situation can be created through simulation, and participants hope that the course will yield a new generation of Georgia physicians better skilled than ever at communicating and interacting with individual patients. The UGA/GHSU Medical Partnership appears to be at the forefront of this form of clinical preparation.
It is exciting to see two distinct disciplines collaborating together on campus. I am proud of the University for being a leader in this progressive classroom experience, and I am eager to see the positive impact these students will provide Georgia upon graduation. Go Dawgs!
CLICK HERE for a video about the training.
CLICK HERE for a feature story by Georgia Health News.
Recent Entries
Betsy Crossley (BS ’77, MS ’80) elected mayor of Nashville suburb
Congratulations to newly elected Brentwood, Tenn., Mayor Betsy Crossley (BS ’77, MS ’80)!
Elected as a Brentwood City Commissioner in 2007, Crossley previously served as mayor from 2009 until 2011. She has been a member of the city's Historic Commission, Planning Commission, Tree Board and Library Board. For the past five years, she has served as a member of the Tennessee Municipal League's Board advocating on behalf of municipalities. On the state level, Crossley was appointed to a three-year term on the Tennessee Water and Wastewater Financing Board by the governor in 2011. In 2012, the Speaker of the House appointed her to a two-year term as a member of the Tennessee Local Development Authority. Crossley was the first woman ever appointed to serve in that position.
The alumna moved to Brentwood in 1999. Prior to her public service there, she was a medical researcher and teacher. Her community involvement includes Christ United Methodist Church, the Williamson County Education Foundation Board, Leadership and Youth Leadership Brentwood, Williamson County Chamber of Commerce, Brentwood Rotary Club, and the American Heart Association.
She has been married for more than 30 years to her husband, George. They have two sons who graduated from the University of Tennessee (we’ll let that slide).
We are so impressed with Crossley’s commitment to her community and are impressed by her continued leadership in the Nashville area. Best of luck in this term, Betsy!
Spotlight on the Jane and Harry Willson Center for Humanities & Arts
The UGA Willson Center for Humanities & Arts is a showcase for faculty innovation and achievement. It facilitates intellectual exchange with the University and the public by the encouragement of interdisciplinary activity, which extends to the sciences and other orders of knowledge.
The Center is named for Jane Willson, the owner of Sunnyland Farms, Inc., the largest mail-order pecan business in the country, and her late husband Harry Willson, who was the chairman and CEO of Sunnyland Farms before his death in 2004.
The Willson Center for Humanities and Arts was founded as the Humanities Center in 1987 and named thereafter the Center for Humanities and Arts (1997) and the Jane and Harry Willson Center for Humanities and Arts (2005).
The Center coordinates a number of wonderful programs, including today’s special event with Ambassador James A. Joseph titled “Leadership as a Way of Being: Reflections on Nelson Mandela, Servant Leadership and Personal Renewal.” Joseph was the U.S. ambassador to South Africa from 1995 to 1999, the only person in that office to present his credentials to President Nelson Mandela. He served in the administrations of four presidents of the United States.
If you aren’t acquainted with the Willson Center, I encourage you to visit its website at www.willson.uga.edu to learn more about upcoming events. Our University is blessed to have such an incredible resource on campus – another reason it’s great to be a Georgia Bulldog!
Alumnus leads Columbus, Ohio, arts council
Early last month, Tom Katzenmeyer (AB ’76) took over as president and CEO of the Greater Columbus (Ohio) Arts Council. The organization distributes funds for the arts, and advocates and markets the Central Ohio arts community. In this role, Katzenmeyer will oversee a staff of 11 and a budget of more than $6 million. His fellow Columbus cultural leaders say he is a strong choice for the position because of his expertise in navigating politics and business.
Just prior to joining the Arts Council, the alumnus served as senior vice president for university communications for The Ohio State University. At Ohio State, Tom oversaw university-wide communications and reputation management.
Before joining Ohio State, he was senior vice president of investor, media, and community relations for Limited Brands, Inc. He was responsible for the company’s relationships with investors and analysts, local media, national business and trade press, and the nonprofit and philanthropic community.
Prior to joining Limited in 1990, Katzenmeyer served as executive assistant for legislative affairs to the Governor of Ohio for four years. His public service career spans nearly 15 years, including time on the staff of Ohio House of Representatives and the Ohio Department of Development.
Congratulations to Tom as he takes on this new role – I have no doubt he will help the Greater Columbus Arts Council continue to thrive!
Information for this post was sourced from the Greater Columbus Arts Council website and The Columbus Dispatch.
